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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Briefing: Scottish Government debate on human rights

In a response to this, Foodtrain and SCVO argued: “Food is vital to our very survival, it connects and,to the Smith Commission.,[xxii] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall/ [xxiii] http://,www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0045/00451915.pdf [xxiv] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scvo-response-smith-commission,/#Anchor9 [xxv] Engender submission to the Smith Commission on devolution October 2014

https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights

Devolution must be led and decided by people of Scotland, not just by politicians

) has used its submission to the Smith Commission on more powers for Scotland to call for the full devolution,said: “The debate about devolution has focused on specific powers and responsibilities, but failed to,This would mean that, despite the Smith Commission’s impossibly tight timetable, we can still pursue,call Charlotte McNeill, Press Officer, SCVO on 0779 060 1995 Read the response in full here: http://,www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scvo-response-smith-commission/

https://scvo.scot/p/6578/2014/11/03/devolution-must-be-led-and-decided-by-people-of-scotland-not-just-by-politicians

Smith Commission: cabin fever, thank yous & what's next

Submitting a coordinated third sector response to the Smith Commission is just the beginning...

https://scvo.scot/p/6586/2014/11/03/smith-commission-cabin-fever-thank-yous-whats-next

Smith Commission - SCVO interim response

For the purpose of the Smith Commission’s work we think that a commitment to a bi-partisan approach to,We expect the Smith Commission to rule out this option.,[v] The devolution of the Crown Estate to the Scottish Parliament was advocated by SCVO in its 2011 response,SCVO hopes that this initial submission gives the Smith Commission an insight into some of the issues,We also hope that these initial thoughts will form part of the Commission’s discussions with the political

https://scvo.scot/p/6295/2014/10/10/smith-commission-scvo-interim-response

Quick guide to Smith Commission Report

This morning the Smith Commission released its report, setting out the agreement between the main political,In our original submission to the Smith Commission, we asked for a number of powers to be devolved.,The icon gives an indication as to whether the requests in SCVO's submission have been met, partially,The text is taken directly from the Smith Commission report.,recipient and not result in an automatic offsetting reduction in their entitlement to other benefits or post-tax

https://scvo.scot/p/7013/2014/11/27/quick-guide-to-smith-commission-report

The Scottish Independence Bill: A consultation on an interim constitution for Scotland

As SCVO has said in its interim submission to Lord Smith’s Commission, the full involvement of citizens,References [i] See http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scvos-vision-of-a-scotland-for-all/ [ii] See,http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/smith-commission-scvo-interim-response/ [iii] See https://www.constitution.ie,/ [iv] See http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scvo-response-standards-committee-inquiry-procedures-for-considering-legislation,/ [v] See http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scvos-vision-of-a-scotland-for-all/

https://scvo.scot/p/6495/2014/10/21/the-scottish-independence-bill-a-consultation-on-an-interim-constitution-for-scotland

SCVO 2016 Holyrood Manifesto - Key Themes

the prospect of new powers over income tax through the Scotland Act 2012 and Scotland Bill 2015-16, SCVO,For SCVO there are two key questions to be answered before we began to consider what we might do with,Our response to the Fairer Scotland consultation was informed by SCVO’s recently published employability,SCVO believes that we need to value all forms of contribution, not just jobs, and to tailor support to,However, as the sector has stated from the outset of the Smith Commission process, those who will be

https://scvo.scot/p/10549/2015/11/05/scvo-2016-holyrood-manifesto-key-themes

Scotland Bill 2015-16 Report Stage – Monday 9th November

Full Devolution of Welfare In our response to the Smith Commission SCVO called for the devolution of,In our response to the Smith Commission we sought the full devolution of welfare – excluding pensions,In our response to the Smith Commission SCVO called for those aspects of employment law that directly,As noted by Nourish Scotland in its’ response to SCVO’s Smith Commission consultation this would align,In addition, and as noted in our response to the Smith Commission: ‘if employment law were to be devolved

https://scvo.scot/p/10556/2015/11/06/scotland-bill-2015-16-report-stage-monday-9th-november

Shaping the Scotland Bill

The end result of the Smith Commission and some draft clauses ambitiously called ‘an enduring settlement,the Scottish Parliament’s Devolution (Further Powers) Committee who put out a call for evidence and SCVO,Overall, our response said nothing new.,Nothing that we haven’t brought up over the last months in our response to the Smith Commission, our,They also, in a number of instances, fail to fully meet the intentions set out in the Smith Commission

https://scvo.scot/p/9951/2015/08/24/9951